anstößig
offensive
Violating good taste, moral standards, or social rules and therefore causing offense or outrage.
EXAMPLE
Seine anstößigen Witze waren für die Gäste äußerst unangenehm.
His offensive jokes made the guests extremely uncomfortable.
anstößig
offensive
anstößig – anstößiger – am anstößigsten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry anstößig, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | anstößig |
|---|---|
| comparative | anstößiger |
| superlative | am anstößigsten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to anstößig.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to anstößig.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to anstößig.
Usage tips
Typical collocations
'Anstößig' (offensive) often appears with words such as 'Witz' (joke), 'Bemerkung' (remark), 'Bild' (image), 'Inhalt' (content), or 'Werbung' (advertising). It usually describes a statement or depiction that others find hurtful or inappropriate.
EXAMPLE
Der Moderator entschuldigte sich für die anstößige Bemerkung.
The host apologized for the offensive remark.
Die Plattform entfernte mehrere anstößige Bilder.
The platform removed several offensive images.
Expressing a judgment
In the pattern 'etwas anstößig finden' (to find something offensive), the object being judged is in the accusative case. The adjective can appear after the verb as a predicative adjective.
EXAMPLE
Viele Zuschauer fanden die Szene anstößig.
Many viewers found the scene offensive.
Offensive to someone
When the person or group affected is mentioned, it often follows 'für' (to / for). This expresses whose standards or feelings are affected.
EXAMPLE
Die Darstellung war für einige Eltern anstößig.
The depiction was offensive to some parents.
In real life
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